Identity fraud figures

Identity fraud figures. Embargoed to 0001 Wednesday August 15 File photo dated 15/06/06 of a Visa Chip and pin credit card. According to a report from fraud prevention body Cifas, identity fraud has fallen for the first time since 2014 but remains "uncomfortably high" amid more personal information available online. Issue date: Wednesday August 15, 2018. Figures show that there has been a sharp 12\% rise in fraudsters applying for plastic card accounts, while identity fraud against online retail accounts has risen by 24\%. See PA story CONSUMER Fraud. Photo credit should read: Martin Keene/PA Wire URN:38022802 (Press Association via AP Images)

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